Articles tagged with "worldwide-soccer-manager-2009"
Letter of Resignation
By Daryl | August 7th, 2009I tried to resign as digital Newcastle manager back in May, but got talked out of it. Since then I've tried to make time and ...
Five Questions Before We Play WBA
By Daryl | July 13th, 2009After getting some good input before the game against Chelsea, and then getting a good result, I'm looking forward to hearing who everyone thinks should ...
Back in Business
By Daryl | July 10th, 2009First of all, big thanks for all the input on the last post. Hearing from all the Newcastle co-managers makes me motivated to keep going. After ...
Our First Stumble
By Daryl | June 10th, 2009It was all going so well under the new democratic regime, but we've officially had our first stumble. So now's the time for some serious debate. But ...
Captain Fantastic
By Daryl | June 7th, 2009As you know, Fabricio Coloccini is out for two to three months with some sort of old man hip injury. There seemed to be some ...
Time Travel is Dangerous
By Daryl | June 3rd, 2009Apologies for the delay. But I have a good excuse. I've been travelling through time. It was the strangest thing. I sent the team out to ...
Talking Tactics Before a Trip to Old Trafford
By Daryl | May 29th, 2009The first game under the new regime went very smoothly. But that was away to Watford in the FA Cup Third Round. Our next game ...
So Far, So Good
By Daryl | May 27th, 2009I was more than a little nervous abut this first game played under the new democratic regime. A trip to Watford in the FA Cup 3rd ...
Let's Get to Work
By Daryl | May 25th, 2009First of all, thanks for all the kind words on the last post. I was more than a little surprised by that to be honest. Second, ...
Do You Want To Take Over My Newcastle Team?
By Daryl | May 21st, 2009I've been struggling to find time to keep my Newcastle game going. Hence the lack of recent updates. If this happened in the real world, ...
Wobbly Wheels on the Title Wagon
By Daryl | May 14th, 2009That image might be a bit dramatic, but the wheels on my possible title wagon have definitely gone a bit wobbly. Last time I posted my ...
Is This Team Good Enough to Win the Title?
By Daryl | May 6th, 2009So the draw for the 2011 Champions League last 16 has been made. There's good news and bad news. The good news is that I ...
The View From Up Here
By Daryl | May 4th, 2009Managing: Newcastle Date: December 21st, 2011 Progress: Top of the league! We are top of the league, say we are top of the league. In case you haven't gathered, ...
Too Easy
By Daryl | April 30th, 2009I thought being King of the North East would be incredible. But it's actually getting quite dull. After seeing off Middlesbrough with a 3-0 win recently ...
Hello Derby, My Old Friend
By Daryl | April 27th, 2009The Derby County of 2011/12 are not the Premier League abomination of 2007/8. With Paul Jewell still in charge the Rams are currently in 14th ...
The Special One Beat Me at Mind Games and All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Post
By Daryl | April 24th, 2009You may recall that Jose Mourinho hurt my feelings (cue violin music) before our first encounter by telling the press he had no opinion of ...
Old Pink Boots is Back
By Daryl | April 23rd, 2009Took a while, but have got my feet back under the table in my St James' Park office following the recent accidental sabbatical. And who ...
Newcastle United: Reloaded
By Daryl | April 22nd, 2009I've somehow gone six days since my last game with Newcastle. Which is a new record. But it's a good opportunity to share something that ...
I Rule the North East
By Daryl | April 16th, 2009Managing: Newcastle Date: November 18th, 2011 Progress: Joint top of Premier League (OK, 2nd, but only on goal difference) after 11 games. I might not rule the Premier ...
Me, Mark and Marking
By Daryl | April 13th, 2009Previously on FM Offside.... I was riding high in the Prem, second only to Arsenal after nine games, and having just beaten Everton with (even if ...
Where's the Love?
By Daryl | April 9th, 2009Why don't my players love me? First of all, please don't tell them I asked. That would make the dressing room a little uncomfortable. But ...
FM Blogwatch: April 6th 2009
By Daryl | April 6th, 2009I've been struggling with FM Blogwatch, largely because quality FM blogs are surprisingly hard to find (the FM community is very much focused around forums.) ...
Elbows Can Be Dangerous
By Daryl | April 4th, 2009Managing: Newcastle Date: October 25th, 2011 Progress: 2nd in the Prem after eight games (and only on goal difference) vs Blackburn (away) I took Mike's advice and switched The ...
Football Lessons Given and Received
By Daryl | April 2nd, 2009Managing: Newcastle Date: October 7th, 2011 Progress: 3rd in Prem after six games, still alive in CL Addictedness Rating: "A week is a long time in football" (huh?) Two ...
Has Football Manager 2009 Ever April Fooled You?
By Daryl | April 1st, 2009Because apparently, it does that sometimes.
Spot the Difference
By Daryl | March 30th, 2009Apologies for the brief hiatus, was licking my wounds after TSO handed me that first defeat. A league game at home to West Brom looked like ...
The Special One Has Never Heard of Me
By Daryl | March 26th, 2009I was looking forward to a possible war of words with Jose Mourinho (still Inter boss in 2011, and surprisingly happy). But seems I'm not ...
Red Cards and Clerical Errors
By Daryl | March 25th, 2009vs Hamburg (away) Champions League 3rd Qual Rnd, 2nd Leg (3-0 on agg) It took Fan Bo exactly 54 seconds to score his first goal for Newcastle. ...
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Money Has Been Spent
By Daryl | March 24th, 2009After all the umming and arring about which defender to buy and how much to pay, some decisions have been made. May the Toon Army ...
The Search for the Mythical Pacey Centre Back
By Daryl | March 24th, 2009Russian Super-Keeper Igor Akinfeev finally signed on the dotted line, and all it took was a bit of flattery. Well, that plus £95,000 per week. I ...
Home 
